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Updated · Game Informer · Jul 21
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Debuts First Hands-On Preview in Paris After 12-Year Series Gap
Updated
Updated · Game Informer · Jul 21

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Debuts First Hands-On Preview in Paris After 12-Year Series Gap

3 articles · Updated · Game Informer · Jul 21

Summary

  • Paris hosted the first hands-on preview for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, giving players an early look at Konami’s first new series entry since 2014.
  • Evil Empire — the studio behind Dead Cells and its Return to Castlevania DLC — is developing the game, extending a franchise influence it had already adapted into modern indie action design.
  • The preview’s early verdict was strongly positive, with the game described as a worthy new 2D-style heir to Castlevania’s gothic action lineage.
  • Chapelle Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc, a deconsecrated Paris chapel turned event venue, framed the demo as France’s heat wave and a difficult Joan of Arc boss fight underscored the game’s atmosphere and challenge.

Insights

What dark historical secrets await players in the corrupted streets of 1499 Paris this coming October?
Can Evil Empire's radical new tarot-card powers resurrect this dormant franchise without destroying its classic roots?
How will Trevor Belmont's hidden daughter rewrite the legendary vampire-hunting timeline before Dracula's Curse?